LIFTOFF LIVE - Startup Stories From Inspiring Founders podcast

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LIFTOFF LIVE - Startup Stories from Inspiring Founders

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LIFT99 launched the LIFTOFF podcast as a continuation of their mission to spread the incredible Stories of Startup Founders in Eastern Europe and by doing so, inspire others to shoot for the moon. Most LIFTOFF shows are recorded live at LIFT99 Tallinn Hub, the birthplace of #EstonianMafia Wall of Fame and home of Estonian startup culture. But not all of them! The road might take us to wherever we find inspiring founders with stories worth sharing. LIFTOFF was launched in collaboration with LIFT99.co and Modash.io in the summer of 2018, and is hosted by Avery Schrader, the CEO of Modash.

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LIFTOFF LIVE | ALARI AHO | Toggl Founder | Bootstrapping Startups, Managing remote teams 1:05:07

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LIFT99 Presents: LIFTOFF LIVE 🚀 Alari Aho is the Estonian Startup bootstrapping legend, having founded Toggl, Teamweek and Hundred5 without raising venture capital. Alari has grown Toggl to be one of the most successful time tracking apps in the world after founding it in the early 2000s. Toggl is known for it's content around managing remote teams and for having been 100% bootstrapped thus far, despite growing well past 1 million users. 01:30 Intro to Alari Aho and Toggl 02:50 How to break your leg and learn software engineering in 1989 07:10 The Estonian Startup Scene & Skype 09:25 Switching from Agency to Startup 11:15 Toggl as a side project, a big mistake. Commit to your startup. 12:45 Toggl's Minimum Viable Product 16:10 The difference between traditional business and startups 17:15 Bootstrapping Toggl, why bootstrapping is good for startups, tips on bootstrapping for founders. 23:00 Toggl culture and focusing on the team. Leading as an introvert. The brand, the Toggl Comics, etc. 28:00 Hiring remote workers, managing remote startup teams, going all in with remote working, hiring remote employees. Why bother with remote teams? Toggle's guide to remote working. 37:00 Rapid fire tips on managing remote teams 38:15 Hundred5 and Teamweek, Alari Aho is a serial founder. Moving on from the CEO role. 41:30 Many startup succeeding, Many more failed companies. How to decide if your product is a success. 45:00 Hundred5: The numbers and success. What is Hundred5? The secret to hiring developers unlocked. How does it work? Hiring leaders. 49:00 The future of Alari Aho at Toggl, Hundred5, Teamweek. Still working every day. 51:30 Q&A About LIFTOFF LIFT99.co is Estonia’s most prolific startup hub. Featuring the Estonian Mafia Wall of Fame and office spaces packed to the brim with startups of all stages. LIFT99 startup LIFTOFF as a continuation of their mission to spread the incredibly stories of founders in Eastern Europe and by doing so, inspire others to shoot for the moon. You can find LIFT99 here: https://www.lift99.co/ Avery Schrader is the CEO of Modash.io, an Estonian startup with the mission of paying every creator. To do that, they have developed an end to end solution for marketers struggling to collaborate with social media influencers.…

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LIFTOFF LIVE | Jevgeni Kabanov | Founder of Zeroturnaround 1:01:39

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Jevgeni Kabanov is the founder and previous CEO of Zeroturnaround. Zeroturnaround is a startup which built revolutionary developer tools like Jrebel and Xrebel. 10 years after it's founding, Jevgeni grew Zeroturnaround to being one of Estonia's most successful startups. Zeroturnaround exited to Roguewavesoftware in what is said to be Estonia's largest acquisition deal after Skype. LIFTOFF's goal is to share the stories of exceptional startup founders. Create authentic, actionable conversations around what it takes to build a great startup. LIFTOFF is a live show hosted by Avery Schrader, the founder and CEO of Modash, an influencer marketing software helping marketers to more easily collaborate with influencers. https://www.modash.io/ LIFTOFF is brought to you by LIFT99, Estonia's startup hub. LIFT99 is rapidly expanding across Central Eastern Europe after having raised 2.3 million dollars to build a Skillsharing Platform for Founders. https://www.lift99.co/ 2:30 What is Zeroturnaround 7:30 The impact of Skype on the Estonian startup scene 9:30 First experience with venture capital and growing a startup 11:00 Having a startup idea stolen 13:00 Raising startup money for the first time with Zeroturnaround 16:25 From being a technical founder to becoming a CEO 18:30 What does a CEO actually do? Jevgeni fixes toilets 25:00 A startup or a software factory? Releasing many products. Choosing a niche for a startup 28:30 The crazy content and startup culture of Zeroturnaround. The power of being whimsical. 42:00 Startup mistakes and how to avoid them. Lean Startup Method. Applying scientific method as a startup founder. 46:50 Startup acquisitions can be messy. Exiting Zeroturnaround twice, going to court. Negotiating startup acquisitions. 54:00 Leaving the startup that he founded. Startup CEO is an incredibly difficult job. 56:45 How much did Zeroturnaround exit for? 57:30 Startupwiseguys Venture fund partner. The future of Jevgeni Kabanov. After the interview, it was announced that Jevgeni joined Taxify as the Chief Product Officer. It was a great show and we are so happy to continue adding amazing founders to the lineup of LIFTOFF interviews.…

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LIFTOFF LIVE | KAAREL KOTKAS | Veriff CEO | Y Combinator, Earning the Trust of the Internet 51:34

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LIFT99 Presents: LIFTOFF LIVE 🚀 Kaarel Kotkas is the 23 year old CEO of Veriff, a company which recently raised $7.7 million, after pitching masterfully on the Y Combinator stage. In this interview, Kaarel sits down with Avery Schrader for an interview covering topics ranging from how Veriff got started, to how a 23 year old raised almost 8 million dollars, a top secret acquisition attempt and how Veriff plans to gain the trust of entire internet. 00:30 Intro to Veriff 08:43 Transferwise - How did Veriff Begin? 15:20 Why Identity Verification? 16:50 Who were Veriff’s First Customers? 20:00 Veriff’s Secret Sauce - First Employees & Culture 23:00 Getting Rejected by Y Combinator (Yes, that happened!) 26:30 Founder Tip: Don’t sell 95% of your company! 31:20 How Veriff Finally got into Y Combinator - “You Have to Have Balls!” 38:50 LIFTOFF: The value of Y Combinator & a Huge Acquisition Offer 37:30 Veriff’s Future Vision: Earning the Trust of the Internet About LIFTOFF LIFT99.co is Estonia’s most prolific startup hub. Featuring the Estonian Mafia Wall of Fame, a buzzing "co-growing" community, and office spaces packed to the brim with startupers and creatives. . LIFT99 started LIFTOFF as a continuation of their mission to spread the incredible Stories of Startup Founders in Eastern Europe and by doing so, inspire others to shoot for the moon. You can find LIFT99 here: https://www.lift99.co/ . Avery Schrader, the host of the show, is the CEO of Modash.io, an Estonian startup with the mission of paying every creator. To do that, they have developed an end to end solution for marketers struggling to collaborate with social media influencers. You can find Modash here: https://www.modash.io/…

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